Patents by Inventor Robert Galway

Robert Galway has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Remote autonomous replenishment buoy for sea surface craft
    Patent number: 8943992
    Abstract: An apparatus for servicing one or more water vessels, in particular, the invention is directed towards an autonomous replenishment buoy for fueling one or more water vessels. The autonomous replenishment buoy has a first configuration when not servicing water vessels, and a second configuration when performing fueling or other servicing functions. The autonomous replenishment buoy may float at the surface of the water, or may be moored beneath the surface of the water in the first configuration when not servicing water vessels. The autonomous replenishment buoy may transform from the first configuration to the second configuration to perform fueling and other services on water vessels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Scott M Petersen, Donald B Harris, Robert Galway
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTAINING AND DELIVERING PROTECTIVE MATERIALS TO RAW WATER PASSAGEWAYS WITHIN LIQUID-COOLED MARINE ENGINES
    Publication number: 20030114053
    Abstract: System and method for protecting a cooling system of a liquid-cooled engine using a protective material. This system enables a boat operator to flush the cooling system using salt, brackish or fresh water. In one embodiment, the system includes a reservoir, a dispenser and a connection device. The reservoir is capable of containing a protective material that can include, among others properties, anticorrosive properties. The dispenser controls release of the protective material from the reservoir and can be controlled manually or through a control unit. The system is coupled with the cooling system downstream from raw water intake ports and upstream from a terminal end of the cooling system as the cooling system terminates at the exhaust port. The protective fluid can be dispensed using gravity feed or a pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Douglas Hahn, Mark Skrzypek, Joseph Zablocki, Eric Von Hoene, Robert Galway, Carl Stone, Cedric Savineau
  • Systems and methods for containing and delivering protective materials to raw water passageways within liquid-cooled marine engines
    Patent number: 6579136
    Abstract: System and method for protecting a cooling system of a liquid-cooled engine using a protective material. This system enables a boat operator to flush the cooling system using salt, brackish or fresh water. In one embodiment, the system includes a reservoir, a dispenser and a connection device. The reservoir is capable of containing a protective material that can include, among others properties, anticorrosive properties. The dispenser controls release of the protective material from the reservoir and can be controlled manually or through a control unit. The system is coupled with the cooling system downstream from raw water intake ports and upstream from a terminal end of the cooling system as the cooling system terminates at the exhaust port. The protective fluid can be dispensed using gravity feed or a pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: AB Volvo Penta
    Inventors: Douglas Hahn, Mark Skrzypek, Joseph Zablocki, Eric Von Hoene, Robert Galway, Carl Stone, II, Cedric Savineau